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ReliefWeb
April 26, 2018
Highlights. • During the first quarter of 2018, the deteriorating socio-economic situation in the Gaza Strip, characterized by shortages in the electricity and fuel supply, uncertainty in the funding of key services and renewed clashes has deepened the severe humanitarian situation for Palestinian children andÃÂ ...
PRESSTV
April 24, 2018
The spokesman of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians will not accept any attempt aimed at the solution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict without occupied Jerusalem al-Quds being the capital of Palestine. “We tell those who try to circumvent the Arab Peace Initiative and legitimateÃÂ ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
April 17, 2018
... post on Facebook that he had been detained at the border for six hours and questioned six times before his entry was denied. He called the situation whereby Israel can refuse supporters of a Palestinian state entry into Israel “intolerable.” He called on France in the post to recognize the state of Palestine.
The Straits Times
April 4, 2018
RIYADH • King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has reiterated Saudi Arabia's support for a Palestinian state after his son and heir apparent said Israelis were entitled to live peacefully on their own land - a rare statement by an Arab leader. The king also emphasised the need to advance the peace process in aÃÂ ...
Middle East Eye
April 3, 2018
Saudi King Salman reaffirms support for Palestinian state in call to Trump. #PalestineState. King Salman's comments come one day after his son said Israel has right to its homeland. Saudi King Salman emphasised need to advance the Middle East peace process in phone call to Trump (AFP). MEE andÃÂ ...
Palestine News Network
April 2, 2018
Gideon Sa'ar, the deputy leader of the Likud, the ruling Israeli party, has expressed his objection to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank. Writing in Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, Sa'ar said: In addition to the loss of security control, he asserted, Tel Aviv will also face the lossÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
March 30, 2018
Highlights. • When continuously provided, WFP's food assistance is a fundamental safety net for the poorest whose coping mechanisms continue to deteriorate in the face of an acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza. • WFP's monitoring findings showed that the Food Consumption Scores (FCS) of 65,000 peopleÃÂ ...
World Israel News
March 21, 2018
... Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas when she said before a meeting of international donors that a Palestinian state was only possible if it contained every one of the areas the PA has demanded from Israel. ... “There is no State of Palestine without Gaza, nor with Gaza alone,” Mogherini declared.
The Australian
March 12, 2018
With several state Labor branches last year adopting a platform of recognising a Palestinian state as a means of pursuing a two-state solution after 60 years of conflict, the policy is now likely to be adopted at the national conference in July, which would then become binding on a federal Labor government.
Newsweek
February 20, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called for immediate negotiations in the recognition of a Palestinian state, hoping to lay the groundwork for peace in the Middle East. “We are ready to begin negotiations immediately in order to achieve the freedom and independence of our people,”à...
Voice of America
February 10, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support Saturday in Ramallah for an independent Palestine and said he hoped for the return of peace to the region, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on India to support multicountry sponsorship of future Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Center for Research on Globalization
December 31, 1999
They do not want to recognise the truth. The project of an independent Palestinian state has ended forever, and any talk about a “Palestinian state” today remains a dead letter that does not go along with its meaning. This is what the Americans, Europeans, Israelis and the Palestinian Authority itself know.
WAFA
December 31, 1999
RAMALLAH, March 19, 2018 (WAFA) - PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi urged Denmark to recognize the State of Palestine and "to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing breach of international law and violation of Palestinian rights." This came during a meeting with Head of theÃÂ ...
Galway Advertiser
December 31, 1999
Recognising a Palestinian state is not just about rectifying historic injustice” but also provides “the best means of ensuring the long term peace and security of both Israel and Palestine”, a city councillor said this week. Labour Galway City Central councillor, Billy Cameron, has called on the Minister forÃÂ ...
WAFA
December 31, 1999
RAMALLAH, April 24, 2018 (WAFA) – Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, said on Tuesday that any attempt by any party to promote suspicious ideas under any vague slogans and uncompleted positions would have no value or usefulness. Abu Rudeineh added: "We tell thoseÃÂ ...
Kuwait News Agency
December 31, 1999
BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (KUNA) -- Several speakers at a seminar on Palestine held in the European Parliament called Wednesday on the European Union to immediately recognize an independent Palestinians state with East Jerusalem as its capital in order to push forward the Middle East Peace Process.
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
... • WFP started implementing the new 2018-2022 Country Strategic Plan. WFP's 2018 work plan will prioritise assistance in Gaza as per the greatest needs. • Whilst the in-kind food entitlements were reduced for 55,000 people, assistance to 65,000 food-insecure people receiving cash-based transfersÃÂ ...
Forward
December 31, 1999
The Trump administration's proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could include recognizing a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported Wednesday. The report, citing “knowledgeable Arab diplomatic sources,” claimed that the United StatesÃÂ ...
Palestine Chronicle
December 31, 1999
... decided to recognize an independent Palestinian state, saying that the conditions for such a decision have not been met. The European Commission's Information and Communication Officer in Jerusalem, Shadi Othman, told Quds Press that the decision to recognize the State of Palestine is a “sovereignÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
February 16, 2018
Palestinian Education Minter Sabri Saidam (L) meets with Cuba's Vice President and Miguel Diaz-Canel (R). | Photo: Cuba Debate. Previous; Next. Published 15 February 2018 (1 hours 45 minutes ago). 0. Comments. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Gmail Share to Google+ Share toÃÂ ...
Egypttoday
February 15, 2018
RAMALLAH - 14 February 2018: Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Ben Alawi said establishing an independent Palestinian state is a strategic ... that face the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, which he termed as a necessity in view of current developments in the Middle East region. He alsoÃÂ ...
New Vision
February 13, 2018
The Islamic world must express on every occasion the fact that the cause of al-Quds belongs to all Muslims, not only to the Palestinians or the Arabs, and the truth that al-Quds is the eternal capital of the state of Palestine. 16. Religious and historical information about Palestine, al-Quds and al-Aqsa MosqueÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
February 13, 2018
... • In 2017, a chronic humanitarian and protection crisis continued to affect Palestinian children and families, as tensions escalated in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The energy situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate, with regular rolling blackouts of 12-17 hours per day, and up to 19 hours a day atÃÂ ...
Middle East Confidential
February 7, 2018
Japan is on the verge of recognizing the Palestinian State as the Asian country also looks to mark up its contribution to the UN Relief agency in Palestinian territories (UNRWA) after the US cut its assistance in a move to force Palestinians embrace Washington's alleged peace plan. The recognition couldÃÂ ...
Haaretz
February 7, 2018
... Mogherini said, adding that the agency's contribution "provides the political space toward achieving a peace deal and building a Palestinian state." ... also important for the political process in Gaza, Mogherini said, calling Palestinian reconciliation "essential for the perspective of a viable state of Palestine.
Palestine Chronicle
February 6, 2018
Japan Reportedly in Process of Recognizing Palestinian State Nabil Shaath, has affirmed that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is collecting signatures of Japanese parliamentarians to demand the government to recognize the State of Palestine.https://t.co/2HS4xFTIQP pic.twitter.com/gbDOXBfrBy.
Daily Sabah
February 5, 2018
The PLO's Executive Committee released a statement after a three-hour meeting Saturday saying it would set up a committee to draw up an emergency action plan on disengaging from Israel. According to a statement issued after a meeting of the PLO's executive committee in the West Bank city ofÃÂ ...
International Middle East Media Center
February 5, 2018
Nabil Shaath, advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas for external affairs and international relations, has affirmed that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is collecting signatures of Japanese parliamentarians to demand the government to recognize the State of Palestine. He told Voice of Palestine thatÃÂ ...
Palestine Chronicle
February 3, 2018
The European Union has announced a new funding package of 42.5 million euros (nearly $53m) to help the Palestinians build their new state. The announcement on Wednesday came as Brussels urged the US to not go it alone in any effort to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The EUÃÂ ...
People's World
February 3, 2018
The disparity between rich, politically connected, militarily strong Israel and poor and weak Palestine, allowed Israel's leaders to block any possibility of a Palestinian state. It has been clear for decades that Israeli leaders turned away from peace initiatives to fulfill their openly expressed goal to control allÃÂ ...
Middle East Monitor
February 1, 2018
Slovenia's Foreign Affairs Committee has postponed a vote on a draft resolution which would be a first step towards recognition of the State of Palestine, according to i24 News. Procedural reasons were said to be responsible for the two week delay. Earlier this week, the Slovenian Ambassador in Tel Aviv,ÃÂ ...
Middle East Monitor
February 1, 2018
Israel warned Slovenian against recognising the State of Palestine as planned, Quds Press reported yesterday. According to the Israeli TV Channel 10, the Israeli Ambassador to Slovenia Eyal Sila spoke to the Speaker of the Slovenian Parliament Milan Brglez and the chair of the Foreign Policy CommitteeÃÂ ...
Haaretz
January 31, 2018
Slovenia's Parliament Expected to Recognize State of Palestine. Slovenia's foreign affairs committee will vote on the move on Wednesday before parliament holds full vote □ Slovenia would be the second country in the EU after Sweden to recognize a Palestinian state. Noa Landau. Jan 30, 2018 3:27 PM.
Xinhua
January 28, 2018
RAMALLAH, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Secretary General of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said Sunday that the only way to achieve peace is by establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders. He stressed that East Jerusalem is the capital of the future Palestinian stateÃÂ ...
International Middle East Media Center
January 28, 2018
Slovenian President Borut Pahor expressed doubt, on Friday, that his country would recognize state of Palestine, days after his foreign minister pointed to such a move taking place in March. Pahor's office said, in a statement, that the conditions to recognize Palestine as a state had not materialized yet.
i24NEWS
January 27, 2018
Slovenia's President Bohut Pahor on Friday said the circumstances were not ripe to bestow unilateral recognition on the "state of Palestine", just days after ... a Slovenian step that will happen if parliament green lights the proposal for recognizing the Palestinian state," Erjavec told private channel POP TV.
Middle East Monitor
January 17, 2018
Israeli education minister Naftali Bennett has declared that the “era of the Palestinian state” is over, renewing calls for the annexation of land in the occupied West Bank, reported Arutz Sheva. Bennett, who heads the coalition party Jewish Home, yesterday spoke at a meeting of his faction, attackingÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
January 14, 2018
"The Executive Committee of the PLO urges the international community to seriously work in order to convene a full international conference under UN auspices. [PLO EC expects that the conference would guarantee] the creation of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem [withinÃÂ ...
JNS.org
January 12, 2018
(JNS) Four former senior Obama administration officials have reportedly claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to implement a two-state solution in which the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria would be absorbed into Israel in return for the Palestinians receiving land inÃÂ ...
Kasmir Monitor
January 12, 2018
King Salman reaffirms Saudi support for independent Palestinian state ... Riyadh : During a telephone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz reaffirmed the Kingdom's support for an independent Palestinian state, Arab News reported .
Asharq Al-awsat English
January 12, 2018
But the idea was the majority of the West Bank would still eventually become a future Palestinian state, but the “compensation” given to the Palestinians for the land annexed by Israel would come not in the form of a land swap with Israel itself, but instead, through attaching northern Sinai to Gaza.
Middle East Monitor
January 12, 2018
The United Kingdom should work proactively towards rectifying its policy and recognising the State of Palestine, the executive committee member at the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), Ahmad Majdalani, said yesterday. In a meeting with British Consul-General to Jerusalem, Philip Hall, MajdalaniÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
January 12, 2018
To the editor: I sympathize with The Times Editorial Board's plea for the Trump administration to “get serious” about bringing about Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that would lead to a sovereign, economically viable Palestinian state alongside Israel as the clearest path to peace. But that is a hollow hopeÃÂ ...
Pakistan Observer
January 11, 2018
... in Amman along with his counterparts from Egypt, Morocco and the Palestinian Authority. The United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs had also attended the talks, during which the League decided to seek international recognition of the Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.
DAWN.com
January 7, 2018
AMMAN: Jordan said on Saturday the Arab League would seek international recognition of the Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital after Washington recognised the Holy City as Israel's capital. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi made the announcement at a joint news conference with ArabÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 7, 2018
RAMALLAH, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian officials said they had been making an effort to gain European Union's (EU) recognition of the state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, after the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israeli capital. Well informed Palestinian sources said that PalestinianÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 7, 2018
7 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian officials said they had been making an effort to gain European Union's (EU) recognition of the state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, after the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israeli capital. Well informed Palestinian sources said that Palestinian President MahmoudÃÂ ...
WBUR
January 4, 2018
Now, to preserve any hope of an Israeli-Palestinian peace process, he should also recognize Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. Israelis rightly claim Jerusalem as their capital. It is the symbolic core of the Israeli nation, the “center of Jewish consciousness.” It is where, Jewish traditionÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 22, 2017
22 (Xinhua) -- China firmly supports the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, which enjoys full sovereignty on the basis of the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. Wang made the remarks during a meetingÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 22, 2017
PARIS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he would recognize a Palestinian state "at the right time," reiterating Paris' commitment to a two-state solution for lasting peace in the region. "Is unilateral decision to recognize Palestine effective? I do not believe, because itÃÂ ...
